Shipping container or box



May 22, 1934. e. L. BRONSON 1,959,998

SHIPPING CONTAINER OR BOX Filed Sept. 25, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORC-reor7e Lfironson I ATTORNEY MayZZ, 1934. e. BRONSON SHIPPING CONTAINEROR BOX Filed Sept. 25, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MK aw M w MW Wm M q x w m ww/% a w w ATTO N EY Geo/'79 L Bronson Patented May 22, 1934 i'iE STA'SHIPPING CONTAINER R BOX Application September 25, 1930, Serial No.484,341

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a shipping container or box of novel andimproved construction.

An important object of the invention is to provide a shipping containeror box formed large- 6 1y of pasteboard or the like and which isexceedingly simple yet strong, sturdy and durable in construction sothat while it can be constructed rapidly and easily at a relativelysmall cost, it will also stand-up andrretain its shape under any hardusage to which it may be subjected.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a shipping containeror box composed of a minimum number of parts which may be easily andconveniently assembled in a minimum amount of time and wherein thepasteboard at the corners of the container or box will be protected insuch a manner as to prevent tearing or damaging thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide 20 such a shippingcontainer or box of the above character including preferably wooden endmembers and a pasteboard bottom, sides and top, said wooden end membersbeing constructed in such a manner that they will overlap the edges ofthe pasteboard and be substantially flush with the outer surface thereofat the corners of the box and also along the top and bottom thereof toprotect the same.

A still further object of the invention is to provide such a shippingcontainer or box of the above character including a one-piece pasteboardfiller adapted. to be inserted therein in a manner to assist instrengthening the box and to also provide additional protection for thecontents thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparentduring the course of the following description when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and wherein likenumerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the container provided by the presentinvention, the wooden end members being shown in full lines and thepasteboard casing forming the bottom, sides and top in broken lines.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pasteboard casing.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the blank from which the filler is formed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the completed box, and

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section through the completed box shownin Fig. 4.

member 11.

As shown, the wooden strips 12 and 1 are secured to the end members 10and 11 in such a manner that they project slightly above said endmembers as indicated at 16 and are also of a length greater than thewidth of the end members so that they project slightly therebeyond atopposite sides as at 17. Similarly, the wooden strips 13 and 15 projectbeneath end members 10 and 11 as indicated at 18 and. also therebeyondat opposite sides thereof as at 19. The advantages to be gained by sucha construc tion as above described will be more fully hereinafterapparent.

The bottom, sides and top of the box are preferably formed of pasteboardor the like and to this end there is provided the casing illustrated inFig. 2 and designated in its entirety by the numeral 20.

elongated sheet of pasteboard of sufiicient thickness and strength, bentor turned in a manner to provide the bottom 21, opposite side portions22 and 23 and flaps 24 and 25 which constitute the top. In constructingthe box, the casing 20 extends between and is secured, such as by nailsor the like, to the end members 10 and 11 as best shown in Fig. 4 sothat the bottom 21, sides 22 and 23 and top of the casing form the sameportions respectively of the box. In other words, the casing 20encircles the end members 10 and 11 with the bottom 21 thereof beingnailed to the bottom edges of the end members, the sides 22 and 23 beingnailed to the side edges of said end members, and the flaps 24 and 25 tothe top edges of the end members.

However, the flaps are, of

course, not adapted to be nailed closed until after the box has beenpacked and is ready for shipthereof With such a construction, it will bereadily apparent that the projecting portions of the wooden strips willserve to protect the pasteboard at the corners of the box and also alongthe top and bottom thereof whereby to prevent tearing or damagingthereof. It will be appreciated that in shipping, the corners of thecontainer will be subjected to the hardest bumps and knocks and thesewill be received by the wooden end members and wooden strips carriedthereby and not by the pasteboard casing. Moreover, when the box is setdown either on end or upon one side, the end members or wooden stripswill largely support the weight thereof and not the pasteboard casing.

According to the present invention, there is also provided a one-piecepasteboard filler of novel formation adapted to be inserted within thebox to assist in strengthening the same and to also provide anadditional protection for the contents thereof. This filler or lining ispreferably formed of a single sheet of suitable pasteboard cut in the.manner shown in Fig. 3. Thus, the filler blank consists of fourprincipal parts 26, 27, 28 and 29, the part 26 constituting the bottomof the filler, parts 2'7 and 28 the sides, and part 29 the top thereof.The bottom 26 is provided at its opposite ends with iiaps 30 and 31, thesides 27 and 28 being also provided at their opposite ends with flaps3233 and 34-35 respectively, while the top 29 is provided with end flaps36 and 37. It will be noted that all of the flaps extend throughout theentire width of their respective parts 26 to 29 and that they are all ofthe same width which is substantially one-half the width of the botttomand top 26 and 29 respectively. The sides 27 and 28 are, of course, ofthe same size while the bottom and top 26 and 29 respectively also arepreferably of the same size.

When it is desired to form a filler from the blank illustrated in Fig.3, the side portions 27 and 28 are first bent upwardly along the lines38 and 39 to bring them substantially parallel with one another, afterwhich the end flaps 32-33 and 34-35 on said side portions are thenturned inwardly toward one another along the lines 4041 and 42-43respectively as shown in Fig. 5. The combined widths of opposed flaps onthe side portions are substantially equal to the width of bottom 26 soas to cover substantially the entire surface of the end members 10 and11. The end flaps 30 and 31 on bottom 26 are then turned upwardly alonglines 44 and 45 so that they are arranged outwardly of and overlap theend flaps on the side portions 27 and 28. When this has been done, thefiller can then be slipped downwardly into the box, the part 26 of thefiller resting upon the bottom 21 of the casing, the sides 27 and 28 ofthe filler contacting with the sides 22 and 23 of the casing, and theflaps 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 being arranged opposite the end members10 and 11. The box is then ready to be packed and after packing, theflaps 36 and 37 on top 29 of the filler are turned inwardly along lines46 and 47 and the top itself bent inwardly along line 48, whereupon theflaps 36 and 37 are adapted to be inserted downwardly into the boxbetween the end members 10 and 11 and the flaps 32-33and 34-35 on sideportions 27 and 28.

The flaps 24 and 25 on the casing are then nailed down as shown in Fig.4, whereupon the box is ready for shipping. It will be noted that whenthe box is ready for shipping, the opening between the fiaps 24 and 25and the opening between the top 29 and side 28 of the filler arestaggered with respect to one another and this is also a desirablefeature as will be readily apparent.

By way of example, one of the uses to which the improved type of boxdisclosed hereinabove can be put is in the shipping of glass sheets.Heretofore, it has been customary to ship glass sheets in boxesconstructed entirely of wood. However, it has been found that a boxconstructed largely of pasteboard in the manner above described is verywell adapted for and can be eihciently used in the shipping of glasssheets. A box of this character is strong, sturdy and rigid, willstand-up under hard usage, and will afford ample protection for theglass. Moreover, such a box is exceedingly simple in construction, andcan be more easily and rapidly put together than a wooden box and hasalso been found to be much cheaper.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as the preferred embodiment of the same, andthat various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A shipping container of the character described comprising wooden endmembers and a one-piece pasteboard casing extending between and securedto the edges of said end members and constituting the bottom, side wallsand top, and means carried by the end members outwardly of said casingand projecting therebeyond with the projecting portions thereofoverlapping the edges of the pasteboard and being substantially flushwith the outer surface thereof at the corners of the box.

2. A shipping container of the character described comprising wooden endmembers and a one-piece pasteboard casing extending between and securedto the edgesof said end membersand constituting the bottom, side wallsand top, and means carried by the end members outwardly of said casingand projecting therebeyond a distance substantially equal to thethickness of the pasteboard.

3. A shipping container of the character described comprisingrectangular wooden end members, wooden strips secured to the outersurfaces of said end members and projecting there- 3.

beyond at the corners thereof, and a one-piece pasteboard casingextending between and secured to the edges of said end members inwardlyof said wooden strips 0nd constituting the bottom, side walls and top ofthe container, said strips projecting beyond the end members a distancesubstantially equal to the thickness of the pasteboard.

4. A shipping container of the character described comprisingrectangular wooden end members, wooden strips secured to the outersurfaces of said end members at the opposite ends thereof, said stripsprojecting beyond the end members at the ends and also at opposite sidesthereof, and a one-piece pasteboard casing extending between and securedto the edges of said end members inwardly of said wooden strips andconstituting the bottom, side walls and top of the container, theprojecting portions of said strips overlapping the pasteboard and beingsubstantially flush with the outer surface thereof.

5. A shipping container of the character de: scribed comprisingrectangular wooden end members, wooden strips secured to the outersurfaces of said end members at the opposite ends thereof and projectingtherebeyond at the corners thereof, and a one-piece pasteboard casingarranged between and secured to the edges of said end members inwardlyof said wooden strips and constituting the bottom and side walls of thecontainer, the ends of said one-piece pasteboard casing, when arrangedin association with the end pieces, being disposed in abuttingrelationship so that when fastened to the said wooden end members theyconstitute the top of the container.

6. A shipping container of the character described comprisingrectangular wooden end members, wooden strips secured to the outersurfaces of said end members at the opposite ends thereof and projectingtherebeyond at the corners thereof, and a one-piece pasteboard casingarranged between and secured to the edges of said end members inwardlyof said wooden strips and constituting the bottom and side walls of thecontainer, the ends of said one-piece pasteboard casing, when arrangedinassociation with the end pieces, being disposed in abuttingrelationship so that when fastened to the said wooden end members theyconstitute the top of the container, said wooden strips projectingbeyond the end members a distance substantially equal to the thicknessof the pasteboard so that they will be substantially flush with theouter surface of said pasteboard.

7. A shipping container of the character described comprisingrectangular wooden end members, wooden strips secured to the outersurfaces of said end members at the opposite ends thereof and projectingtherebeyond at the corners thereof, and a flat one-piece rectangularpiece of pasteboard folded on four parallel lines only and arrangedbetween and secured to the edges of said end members inwardly of saidwooden strips and constituting the bottom, side walls, and top of thecontainer.

8. A shipping container of the character described comprisingrectangular Wooden end members, wooden strips secured to the outersurfaces of said end members at the opposite ends thereof and projectingtherebeyond at the corners thereof, and a flat one-piece rectangularpiece of pasteboard folded on four parallel lines only and arrangedbetween and secured to the edges of said end members inwardly of saidwooden strips and constituting the bottom, side walls, and top of thecontainer, the projecting portions of the strip overlapping thepasteboard and being substantially flush with the outer surface thereof.

GEORGE L. BRONSON.

